Indigenous Knowledge for Development

The Indigenous Knowledge for Development Program, started in 1998, was the Bank's response to clients, and civil society who called for a more systematic integration of the indigenous knowledge (IK) in the development process. The program deve...

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Main Author:	Mohan, P.C.
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE KNOWLEDGE CAPTURE INFORMATION DISSEMINATION PARTICIPATION OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS INFORMATION EXCHANGE RESEARCH MANAGEMENT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CAPACITY BUILDING INSTITUTION BUILDING AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CIVIL SOCIETY COLLABORATION DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS DEVELOPMENT PRACTITIONERS DEVELOPMENT PROCESS DISEASES DONOR COMMUNITY EXTENSION FARMERS INNOVATION INTEGRATION LEARNING LIVELIHOODS LOCAL INSTITUTIONS MEDICINE NATIONAL LEVEL NATIONAL POVERTY NGOS POVERTY ERADICATION POVERTY ERADICATION ACTION PLAN RESEARCH AGENDA RESEARCH COMMUNITY RESEARCH INSTITUTE RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS UNIVERSITIES
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/11/1653714/indigenous-knowledge-development http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9792

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spelling	okr-10986-97922021-04-23T14:02:47Z Indigenous Knowledge for Development Mohan, P.C. INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE KNOWLEDGE CAPTURE INFORMATION DISSEMINATION PARTICIPATION OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS INFORMATION EXCHANGE RESEARCH MANAGEMENT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CAPACITY BUILDING INSTITUTION BUILDING AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURE CAPACITY BUILDING CHILD DEVELOPMENT CIVIL SOCIETY COLLABORATION DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS DEVELOPMENT PRACTITIONERS DEVELOPMENT PROCESS DISEASES DONOR COMMUNITY EXTENSION FARMERS INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE INNOVATION INTEGRATION LEARNING LIVELIHOODS LOCAL INSTITUTIONS MEDICINE NATIONAL LEVEL NATIONAL POVERTY NGOS POVERTY ERADICATION POVERTY ERADICATION ACTION PLAN RESEARCH AGENDA RESEARCH COMMUNITY RESEARCH INSTITUTE RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS UNIVERSITIES The Indigenous Knowledge for Development Program, started in 1998, was the Bank's response to clients, and civil society who called for a more systematic integration of the indigenous knowledge (IK) in the development process. The program developed partnerships, and collaborative links with mostly nongovernmental organizations-operated IK resource centers in Africa, and, its objectives include raising awareness about the potential use of IK in development, disseminating pertinent information, and integrating IK into Bank projects, and capacity building of local institutions. The note reviews the impact on the ground of Bank projects, of research cooperation between NGOs, and/or other institutions on medicinal plants, of sharing environmental management programs, and of information exchange and dissemination. Lessons address the need to recognize IK existing trends, and institutionalize selectively, while seeking partnerships to foster the process with a national, local, and institutional official support. Moreover, lessons stress the need for wider stakeholder involvement, to pursue, and enrich the development process. 2012-08-13T09:33:05Z 2012-08-13T09:33:05Z 2001-11 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/11/1653714/indigenous-knowledge-development http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9792 English Africa Region Findings & Good Practice Infobriefs; No. 70 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Africa
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topic	INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE KNOWLEDGE CAPTURE INFORMATION DISSEMINATION PARTICIPATION OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS INFORMATION EXCHANGE RESEARCH MANAGEMENT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CAPACITY BUILDING INSTITUTION BUILDING AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURE CAPACITY BUILDING CHILD DEVELOPMENT CIVIL SOCIETY COLLABORATION DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS DEVELOPMENT PRACTITIONERS DEVELOPMENT PROCESS DISEASES DONOR COMMUNITY EXTENSION FARMERS INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE INNOVATION INTEGRATION LEARNING LIVELIHOODS LOCAL INSTITUTIONS MEDICINE NATIONAL LEVEL NATIONAL POVERTY NGOS POVERTY ERADICATION POVERTY ERADICATION ACTION PLAN RESEARCH AGENDA RESEARCH COMMUNITY RESEARCH INSTITUTE RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS UNIVERSITIES
spellingShingle	INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE KNOWLEDGE CAPTURE INFORMATION DISSEMINATION PARTICIPATION OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS INFORMATION EXCHANGE RESEARCH MANAGEMENT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CAPACITY BUILDING INSTITUTION BUILDING AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURE CAPACITY BUILDING CHILD DEVELOPMENT CIVIL SOCIETY COLLABORATION DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS DEVELOPMENT PRACTITIONERS DEVELOPMENT PROCESS DISEASES DONOR COMMUNITY EXTENSION FARMERS INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE INNOVATION INTEGRATION LEARNING LIVELIHOODS LOCAL INSTITUTIONS MEDICINE NATIONAL LEVEL NATIONAL POVERTY NGOS POVERTY ERADICATION POVERTY ERADICATION ACTION PLAN RESEARCH AGENDA RESEARCH COMMUNITY RESEARCH INSTITUTE RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS UNIVERSITIES Mohan, P.C. Indigenous Knowledge for Development
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description	The Indigenous Knowledge for Development Program, started in 1998, was the Bank's response to clients, and civil society who called for a more systematic integration of the indigenous knowledge (IK) in the development process. The program developed partnerships, and collaborative links with mostly nongovernmental organizations-operated IK resource centers in Africa, and, its objectives include raising awareness about the potential use of IK in development, disseminating pertinent information, and integrating IK into Bank projects, and capacity building of local institutions. The note reviews the impact on the ground of Bank projects, of research cooperation between NGOs, and/or other institutions on medicinal plants, of sharing environmental management programs, and of information exchange and dissemination. Lessons address the need to recognize IK existing trends, and institutionalize selectively, while seeking partnerships to foster the process with a national, local, and institutional official support. Moreover, lessons stress the need for wider stakeholder involvement, to pursue, and enrich the development process.
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title	Indigenous Knowledge for Development
title_short	Indigenous Knowledge for Development
title_full	Indigenous Knowledge for Development
title_fullStr	Indigenous Knowledge for Development
title_full_unstemmed	Indigenous Knowledge for Development
title_sort	indigenous knowledge for development
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2012
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/11/1653714/indigenous-knowledge-development http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9792
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